Why Choose Designotype Printers?

We know you have a choice when it comes to printers. We understand that excellent service doesn't end when the project is printed. When you choose us, we promise you'll love your relationship with us.

When you need ordinary things like business stationery and signage, or custom projects like invitations and calendars, or hard cover and spiral bound book printing, you've landed in the right place. Choose to have us complete your entire project from start to finish, or partner with us to complete the portion you need help with.

In order to make your printing experience even better, we offer free pickup and delivery. Are you in Houghton? Hancock? Chassell? Calumet? Lake Linden? We'll see you soon.

Here's a list of some popular services we provide.

Additional Services to Inspire Success

To help your business grow, we offer you many free business success resources and tools.

It starts when you place an order. We ask a lot of questions to determine what your goals are as a business. This helps us steer you in the right direction, so you can choose the printed materials that best fit your requirements.

We'll also look for ways to help you succeed through free training and free success tools. Ask about free webinars you can sign up for, including topics on:

You can also borrow inspiring, motivational books, tapes, and CDs from our free lending library at any time. Popular titles include: Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life, The 21 Success Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires, Beware the Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt: Do What You Love, Love What You Do, and Deliver More Than You Promise. One book is featured every month in our Designotype Delegate. Contact us today to be put on the mailing list!

We are way more than "just another printer." We are willing to share over 28 years of business knowledge to help you grow... We'll give referrals for other vendors you might find helpful, and we can connect you with people who may be able to assist you in your industry.

When You Need Help, You Can Find it Here

Got a question about printing or need some help preparing your files for print? You might not know much about printing, but we do, and we're only too happy to share that knowledge, experience, and advice with you. After all, we want to make sure you look good on paper.

Helpful Resources that will make you love us!

Important Details

Five reasons Designotype Printers is the favored printer in the Keweenaw’s Upper Peninsula.

1. Timeliness is key! You can count on us to deliver projects when you need them.

2. You will receive superb service, because we are detail-oriented. If there is ever a problem, we will do whatever it takes to make it right.

3. You will be greeted with a smile when you walk in the door. We'll take the time to ask questions and brainstorm with you, to help you figure out what printing products are best suited for you and your business.

5. Your business can grow and prosper when you take advantage of all the free success tools we offer. These include free training sessions, webinars, live webcasts, and our free lending library of books and CDs. (Free is good.) Contact us to find out more.

6. When you order printing from Designotype Printers, you will receive more than you expected, like this 6th item.FREE pickup and delivery. FREE candy. FREE marketing tips. FREE notepads. The list goes on...

Straightening a Crooked Photo

Let’s face it. We’re not all expert photographers. Occasionally, a photo comes out a little more crooked than we’d like. You probably already know how useful Photoshop’s crop tool can be for trimming undesired elements from your photos, but did you know you can use it to straighten a crooked image, as well? Here’s how:

1.Select the Crop tool from the tools palette.

2.Click and drag the cursor across the portion of the image you wish to use.

3.Move your mouse outside the selected area. The cursor will turn into a double-sided arrow, connected by a curved line.

4.Press and hold down the mouse button (left mouse button on the PC) and move your mouse. The selected area of the photo will rotate in whatever direction you move.

5.Once you’ve rotated the selection enough to make up for the photo’s crookedness, release the mouse.

6.Press Enter, or double-click inside the selected area. The image will be cropped accordingly and rotated to bring it straight.

Get to know Photoshop, and go beyond the basics with this friendly, step-by-step guide. How to Do Everything With Photoshop CS teaches you how to run this sophisticated image editing application like a pro. Learn how to use all the tools, work with color palettes, create textures, import images, apply filters, use layers, and do so much more. This beautiful, four-color book also features an art gallery displaying professional work to help illuminate the lessons and inspire you.